Benchling Dataset API

`Dataset` stores non-schematized tabular data, with Benchling-aware column types. Datasets are first-class, searchable, archivable folder items. A Dataset's actual data is stored in a `DataFrame`.

Operations 8

POST /dataset Create Dataset #
GET /dataset/items List Dataset items #
GET /dataset/{dataset_id} Get Dataset by ID #
PATCH /dataset/{dataset_id} Update Dataset #
POST /dataset:batch-create Batch create Dataset #
PATCH /dataset:batch-update Batch update Dataset #
POST /dataset:bulk-create Bulk create Dataset #
PATCH /dataset:bulk-update Bulk update Dataset #

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OpenAPI Specification

benchling-dataset-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Benchling Dataset API
  version: 2.0.0
  license:
    name: Apache 2.0
    url: http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
  description: 'Operations tagged Dataset across 2 of this provider''s published API definitions: benchling-openapi.yml, benchling-v3-openapi.yaml. Each path carries the servers of the definition it was published in.'
servers:
- url: /api/v3
security:
- oAuth: []
- basicApiKeyAuth: []
tags:
- description: '`Dataset` stores non-schematized tabular data, with Benchling-aware column types.


    Datasets are first-class, searchable, archivable folder items. A Dataset''s actual data is stored in a

    `DataFrame`.'
  name: Dataset
  x-bnch-organization: Benchling
  x-displayName: Dataset
paths:
  /dataset:
    post:
      description: Create Dataset.
      operationId: Dataset.Create
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreateDatasetInput'
      responses:
        '201':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Dataset'
          description: Created
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '409':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Conflict'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/TooManyRequests'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalServerError'
      summary: Create Dataset
      tags:
      - Dataset
    servers:
    - url: /api/v3
  /dataset/items:
    get:
      description: List Dataset items.
      operationId: Dataset.List
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/archiveReason.anyOf'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/archived.anyOf'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/createdAt.gt'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/createdAt.gte'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/createdAt.lt'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/createdAt.lte'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/creator.anyOf'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/folder.eq'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/id.anyOf'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/mentionedIn.anyOf'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/modifiedAt.gt'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/modifiedAt.gte'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/modifiedAt.lt'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/modifiedAt.lte'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/name.anyOf'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/name.anyOf.caseSensitive'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/nextToken'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/omit'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/pageSize'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/returning'
      - description: 'Method by which to order results. Valid sorts are: createdAt (created time, oldest first) and modifiedAt (modified time, oldest first). Use :asc or :desc to specify ascending or descending order. Default is modifiedAt:desc.'
        in: query
        name: sort
        schema:
          default: modifiedAt:desc
          enum:
          - createdAt:asc
          - createdAt:desc
          - modifiedAt:asc
          - modifiedAt:desc
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/DatasetPaginatedList'
          description: OK
          headers: {}
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/TooManyRequests'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalServerError'
      summary: List Dataset items
      tags:
      - Dataset
    servers:
    - url: /api/v3
  /dataset/{dataset_id}:
    get:
      description: Get a single Dataset by ID.
      operationId: Dataset.Get
      parameters:
      - description: ID of the Dataset.
        in: path
        name: dataset_id
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/returning'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/omit'
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Dataset'
          description: OK
          headers: {}
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/TooManyRequests'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalServerError'
      summary: Get Dataset by ID
      tags:
      - Dataset
    patch:
      description: Update Dataset.
      operationId: Dataset.Update
      parameters:
      - description: ID of the Dataset.
        in: path
        name: dataset_id
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/UpdateDatasetInput'
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Dataset'
          description: OK
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '409':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Conflict'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/TooManyRequests'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalServerError'
      summary: Update Dataset
      tags:
      - Dataset
    servers:
    - url: /api/v3
  /dataset:batch-create:
    post:
      description: Batch create Dataset synchronously in one transaction. Maximum 25 items per request.
      operationId: Dataset.BatchCreate
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              additionalProperties: false
              properties:
                items:
                  items:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreateDatasetInput'
                  maxItems: 25
                  minItems: 1
                  type: array
              required:
              - items
              type: object
      responses:
        '201':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                additionalProperties: false
                properties:
                  items:
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/Dataset'
                    type: array
                required:
                - items
                type: object
          description: Created
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '409':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Conflict'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/TooManyRequests'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalServerError'
      summary: Batch create Dataset
      tags:
      - Dataset
    servers:
    - url: /api/v3
  /dataset:batch-update:
    patch:
      description: Batch update Dataset synchronously in one transaction. Maximum 25 items per request.
      operationId: Dataset.BatchUpdate
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              additionalProperties: false
              properties:
                items:
                  items:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/UpdateDatasetInputWithPathParams'
                  maxItems: 25
                  minItems: 1
                  type: array
              required:
              - items
              type: object
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                additionalProperties: false
                properties:
                  items:
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/Dataset'
                    type: array
                required:
                - items
                type: object
          description: OK
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '409':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Conflict'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/TooManyRequests'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalServerError'
      summary: Batch update Dataset
      tags:
      - Dataset
    servers:
    - url: /api/v3
  /dataset:bulk-create:
    post:
      description: Bulk create Dataset.
      operationId: Dataset.BulkCreate
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/BulkImport'
      responses:
        '202':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/AsyncTaskLink'
          description: Task started
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '409':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Conflict'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/TooManyRequests'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalServerError'
      summary: Bulk create Dataset
      tags:
      - Dataset
    servers:
    - url: /api/v3
  /dataset:bulk-update:
    patch:
      description: Bulk update Dataset.
      operationId: Dataset.BulkUpdate
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/BulkImport'
      responses:
        '202':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/AsyncTaskLink'
          description: Task started
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '409':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Conflict'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/TooManyRequests'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalServerError'
      summary: Bulk update Dataset
      tags:
      - Dataset
    servers:
    - url: /api/v3
components:
  schemas:
    CreateDatasetInput:
      additionalProperties: false
      properties:
        customFields:
          type: object
        dataFrameId:
          type: string
        folderId:
          type: string
        name:
          type: string
      required:
      - name
      - folderId
      - dataFrameId
      type: object
    PrincipalRef:
      properties:
        __typename:
          type: string
        id:
          format: api_id
          type: string
      type: object
    GeneralError:
      properties:
        detail:
          type:
          - 'null'
          - string
          - object
        instance:
          type: string
        invalidId:
          type: string
        status:
          type: integer
        title:
          type:
          - 'null'
          - string
        type:
          type: string
      required:
      - type
      - title
      - detail
      - status
      - instance
      type: object
    UpdateDatasetInputWithPathParams:
      additionalProperties: false
      properties:
        allowCustomFieldDeletion:
          description: When true, custom fields present on the object but omitted from the update payload will be deleted. When false or omitted, omitting existing custom fields is an error. Defaults to false.
          type: boolean
        archiveReason:
          type: string
        archived:
          type: boolean
        customFields:
          type: object
        folderId:
          type: string
        id:
          type: string
        name:
          type: string
      required:
      - id
      type: object
    FolderRef:
      properties:
        __typename:
          type: string
        id:
          format: api_id
          type: string
      type: object
    TooManyRequestsError:
      properties:
        detail:
          type:
          - 'null'
          - string
          - object
        instance:
          type: string
        invalidId:
          type: string
        status:
          type: integer
        title:
          type:
          - 'null'
          - string
        type:
          type: string
      required:
      - type
      - title
      - detail
      - status
      - instance
      type: object
    DatasetPaginatedList:
      additionalProperties: false
      properties:
        items:
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Dataset'
          type: array
        nextToken:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
      type: object
    AsyncTaskLink:
      properties:
        pollingUri:
          format: uri
          type: string
        taskId:
          type: string
      type: object
    BulkImport:
      example:
        fileId: scrfile_jdf8BV24kLmN
      properties:
        fileId:
          description: The API ID of the scratch file (`scrfile_XXXXXXXX`) containing the items to import. The referenced file must be a scratch file whose upload has completed successfully.
          type: string
      required:
      - fileId
      type: object
    InternalServerError:
      properties:
        detail:
          type:
          - 'null'
          - string
          - object
        errorId:
          type: string
        instance:
          type: string
        status:
          type: integer
        title:
          type:
          - 'null'
          - string
        type:
          type: string
      required:
      - type
      - title
      - detail
      - status
      - instance
      type: object
    UpdateDatasetInput:
      additionalProperties: false
      properties:
        allowCustomFieldDeletion:
          description: When true, custom fields present on the object but omitted from the update payload will be deleted. When false or omitted, omitting existing custom fields is an error. Defaults to false.
          type: boolean
        archiveReason:
          type: string
        archived:
          type: boolean
        customFields:
          type: object
        folderId:
          type: string
        name:
          type: string
      type: object
    CustomField:
      description: 'A name-value pair for storing additional metadata on objects that support custom fields.

        CustomFields provide a flexible way to attach arbitrary string data to entities, containers,

        datasets, and other Benchling objects without modifying their schemas. Objects that can

        have custom fields implement the HasCustomFields interface. Unlike schema-defined fields,

        custom fields are not validated against a schema and can be freely added or modified.'
      properties:
        __typename:
          type: string
        name:
          type:
          - 'null'
          - string
        value:
          type:
          - 'null'
          - string
      type: object
    Dataset:
      description: '`Dataset` stores non-schematized tabular data, with Benchling-aware column types.


        Datasets are first-class, searchable, archivable folder items. A Dataset''s actual data is stored in a

        `DataFrame`.'
      properties:
        __typename:
          type: string
        archiveReason:
          type:
          - 'null'
          - string
        archived:
          type: boolean
        createdAt:
          format: datetime
          type: string
        creator:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/PrincipalRef'
        customFields:
          oneOf:
          - items:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/CustomField'
            type: array
          - type: 'null'
        dataFrameId:
          type:
          - 'null'
          - string
        displayId:
          description: A human-readable identifier for this dataset (e.g. "DATASET-1"). Automatically generated and unique within the tenant.
          type:
          - 'null'
          - string
        folder:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/FolderRef'
        id:
          type: string
        modifiedAt:
          format: datetime
          type: string
        name:
          type:
          - 'null'
          - string
      type: object
    GeneralError_2:
      properties:
        detail:
          type:
          - 'null'
          - string
          - object
        instance:
          type: string
        status:
          type: integer
        title:
          type:
          - 'null'
          - string
        type:
          type: string
      required:
      - type
      - title
      - detail
      - status
      - instance
      type: object
    DatasetPaginatedList_2:
      additionalProperties: false
      properties:
        items:
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Dataset_2'
          type: array
        nextToken:
          type: string
      type: object
    Dataset_2:
      description: '`Dataset` stores non-schematized tabular data, with Benchling-aware column types.


        Datasets are first-class, searchable, archivable folder items. A Dataset''s actual data is stored in a

        `DataFrame`.'
      properties:
        __typename:
          type: string
        archiveDatetime:
          format: datetime
          type:
          - 'null'
          - string
        archiveReason:
          type:
          - 'null'
          - string
        archiveUser:
          oneOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/PrincipalRef'
          - type: 'null'
        archived:
          type: boolean
        createdAt:
          format: datetime
          type: string
        creator:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/PrincipalRef'
        dataFrameId:
          type:
          - 'null'
          - string
        displayId:
          type:
          - 'null'
          - string
        folder:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/FolderRef'
        id:
          type: string
        modifiedAt:
          format: datetime
          type: string
        name:
          type:
          - 'null'
          - string
      type: object
  responses:
    InternalServerError:
      content:
        application/problem+json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/InternalServerError'
      description: Internal Server Error
    BadRequest:
      content:
        application/problem+json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/GeneralError'
      description: Bad Request
    NotFound:
      content:
        application/problem+json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/GeneralError'
      description: Not Found
    Forbidden:
      content:
        application/problem+json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/GeneralError'
      description: Forbidden
    Conflict:
      content:
        application/problem+json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/GeneralError'
      description: Conflict
    TooManyRequests:
      content:
        application/problem+json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/TooManyRequestsError'
      description: Too Many Requests
      headers:
        Retry-After:
          description: Minimum number of seconds to wait before retrying. Only included when the request exceeded a rate limit specific to the caller. Limits shared with other callers, such as tenant-wide limits, omit this header because the wait depends on their traffic.
          required: false
          schema:
            minimum: 1
            type: integer
    TooManyRequests_2:
      content:
        application/problem+json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/GeneralError_2'
      description: Too Many Requests
  parameters:
    modifiedAt.gte:
      description: Datetime, in RFC 3339 format. Time zone defaults to UTC. Restricts results to those modified at or after the specified time. e.g. >= 2017-04-30.
      in: query
      name: modifiedAt.gte
      schema:
        format: datetime
        type: string
    mentionedIn.anyOf:
      description: Restricts results to items mentioned in entries matching any of the specified entry IDs. Comma-separated list.
      explode: false
      in: query
      name: mentionedIn.anyOf
      schema:
        items:
          type: string
        maxItems: 100
        type: array
    creator.anyOf:
      description: Restricts results to those created by any of the specified user IDs. Comma-separated list.
      explode: false
      in: query
      name: creator.anyOf
      schema:
        items:
          type: string
        maxItems: 100
        type: array
    createdAt.lte:
      description: Datetime, in RFC 3339 format. Time zone defaults to UTC. Restricts results to those created at or before the specified time. e.g. <= 2017-04-30.
      in: query
      name: createdAt.lte
      schema:
        format: datetime
        type: string
    omit:
      description: Comma-separated list of top-level fields to omit from each returned item. Cannot overlap with returning.
      explode: false
      in: query
      name: omit
      schema:
        items:
          type: string
        type: array
    modifiedAt.lte:
      description: Datetime, in RFC 3339 format. Time zone defaults to UTC. Restricts results to those modified at or before the specified time. e.g. <= 2017-04-30.
      in: query
      name: modifiedAt.lte
      schema:
        format: datetime
        type: string
    name.anyOf:
      description: Restricts results to those that match any of the specified names. Case insensitive. Warning - this filter can be non-performant due to case insensitivity. Ensure only one name filter is used at a time. Comma-separated list.
      explode: false
      in: query
      name: name.anyOf
      schema:
        items:
          type: string
        maxItems: 100
        type: array
    createdAt.gt:
      description: Datetime, in RFC 3339 format. Time zone defaults to UTC. Restricts results to those created after the specified time. e.g. > 2017-04-30.
      in: query
      name: createdAt.gt
      schema:
        format: datetime
        type: string
    nextToken:
      description: Token for pagination
      in: query
      name: nextToken
      schema:
        type: string
    name.anyOf.caseSensitive:
      description: Restricts results to those that match any of the specified names. Case sensitive. Ensure only one name filter is used at a time. Comma-separated list.
      explode: false
      in: query
      name: name.anyOf.caseSensitive
      schema:
        items:
          type: string
        maxItems: 100
        type: array
    archived.anyOf:
      description: If true, returns archived items. If false, returns unarchived items. If both true and false, returns archived and unarchived items. Comma-separated list.
      explode: false
      in: query
      name: archived.anyOf
      schema:
        items:
          type: boolean
        maxItems: 2
        type: array
    modifiedAt.gt:
      description: Datetime, in RFC 3339 format. Time zone defaults to UTC. Restricts results to those modified after the specified time. e.g. > 2017-04-30.
      in: query
      name: modifiedAt.gt
      schema:
        format: datetime
        type: string
    pageSize:
      description: Number of results to return. Defaults to 50, maximum of 100.
      in: query
      name: pageSize
      schema:
        type: integer
    modifiedAt.lt:
      description: Datetime, in RFC 3339 format. Time zone defaults to UTC. Restricts results to those modified before the specified time. e.g. < 2017-04-30.
      in: query
      name: modifiedAt.lt
      schema:
        format: datetime
        type: string
    returning:
      description: Comma-separated list of top-level fields to include in each returned item. Cannot overlap with omit.
      explode: false
      in: query
      name: returning
      schema:
        items:
          type: string
        type: array
    folder.eq:
      description: ID of a folder. Restricts results to its direct children.
      in: query
      name: folder.eq
      schema:
        type: string
    createdAt.gte:
      description: Datetime, in RFC 3339 format. Time zone defaults to UTC. Restricts results to those created at or after the specified time. e.g. >= 2017-04-30.
      in: query
      name: createdAt.gte
      schema:
        format: datetime
        type: string
    archiveReason.anyOf:
      description: Restricts items to those with any of the specified archive reasons. Use "NOT_ARCHIVED" to filter for unarchived items. Use "ANY_ARCHIVED" to filter for archived items regardless of reason. Use "ANY_ARCHIVED_OR_NOT_ARCHIVED" to return items for both archived and unarchived. Comma-separated list.
      explode: false
      in: query
      name: archiveReason.anyOf
      schema:
        items:
          type: string
        maxItems: 10
        type: array
    createdAt.lt:
      description: Datetime, in RFC 3339 format. Time zone defaults to UTC. Restricts results to those created before the specified time. e.g. < 2017-04-30.
      in: query
      name: createdAt.lt
      schema:
        format: datetime
        type: string
    id.anyOf:
      description: Restricts results to those matching any of the specified IDs. Comma-separated list.
      explode: false
      in: query
      name: id.anyOf
      schema:
        items:
          type: string
        maxItems: 100
        type: array
  securitySchemes:
    BearerAuth:
      description: Use a short-lived V3 API Explorer token.
      scheme: bearer
      type: http
      x-fern-playground-description: Copy a short-lived V3 API Explorer token from the user's settings page
    basicApiKeyAuth:
      description: Use issued API key for standard access to the API
      scheme: basic
      type: http
    basicClientIdSecretAuth:
      description: Auth used as part of client credentials OAuth flow prior to receiving a bearer token.
      scheme: basic
      type: http
    oAuth:
      description: OAuth2 Client Credentials flow intended for service access
      flows:
        clientCredentials:
          scopes: {}
          tokenUrl: /oauth/token
      type: oauth2
x-refined-from:
- benchling-openapi.yml
- benchling-v3-openapi.yaml